Executive Director’s Notes: The Veil Between Worlds, The Times Are Racing, Black Wave

Welcome to the fall arts season in Seattle and PNB’s first repertory program of our performing year. We hope that with this program, and the rest of our 2024/25 season, you encounter the warmest welcome from PNB and experience the universal connection and sense of well-being that ballet can so often provide. We deeply appreciate your support and presence in our community – from all of us at PNB, thank you for joining us.

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-10-24T12:08:32-07:00September 13th, 2024|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances, PNB on Tour|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Ellen Walker, The Times Are Racing, The Veil Between Worlds|Comments Off

Artistic Director’s Notebook: The Veil Between Worlds, The Times Are Racing, Black Wave

Welcome to the first program of the new season. What a season it promises to be with the unveiling of our much-anticipated new production of The Sleeping Beauty, the return of Roméo et Juliette, and three world premieres. There are also plenty of fan favorites like Crystal Pite’s Emergence, Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun, Marco Goecke’s Mopey, and Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs. The excitement starts right here – right now, with Rep I!

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-10-24T12:06:06-07:00September 13th, 2024|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Black Wave, Edwaard Liang, Jessica Lang, Justin Peck, Peter Boal, Phil Chan, The Times Are Racing, The Veil Between Worlds|Comments Off

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Before I Was, Caught, Plot Point, The Times Are Racing

Artistic Director’s Notes: Before I Was, Caught, Plot Point, The Times Are Racing

The words “ballet” and “gender-fluid” don’t often appear in the same sentence. In ballet’s early years at the court of Louis XIV, men danced in roles depicting women, but by the 20th century, gender entrenchment had set in. Princes […]

Maris Antolin2023-09-26T13:11:35-07:00March 14th, 2022|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: 2021/22 Season, Before I Was, Caught, Crystal Pite, David Parsons, Justin Peck, Peter Boal, Plot Point, Robyn Mineko Williams, The Times Are Racing|Comments Off